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TIME COMMANDERS
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— 3 Nov 2003 mark sinker Comment

TIME COMMANDERS again, another the-past-is-a-v.-v.-foreign-country moment: Hittites vs Egyptians, the Battle of Qadesh. “This is before the Greek idea,” says my pal Aryk blithely, “of battles having a winner and a loser.” THOS[…]

Sunday mornings are a dry time for me televisually
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— 3 Nov 2003 Pete Baran Comment

Sunday mornings are a dry time for me televisually. The behemoth that is Hollyoaks has never suckered me in, and the other channels diet of Christian God bothering and non-specific deity bothering bothers me not. And running and hiding from Sunday Ho[…]

“Fox-elves cut off the people’s hair” –
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— 3 Nov 2003 mark sinker Comment

“Fox-elves cut off the people’s hair” – History of the Wei Dynasty, AD 477: The Fortean Times is 30 years old this month, and has a special commemorative supplement to celebrate. On the whole, they’re more likely to cove[…]

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